Iraq and the Al Qaeda 'collaborative"' connection

From The 9-11 Commission

For all the anti-war types who keep claiming that the 9-11 commission found there was no "collaborative" connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda, here is the commission's statement saying there was "collaboration" between to two.

With al Qaeda as its foundation, Bin Ladin sought to build a broader Islamic army that also included terrorist groups from Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Oman, Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia and Eritrea. Not all groups from these states agreed to join, but at least one from each did. With a multinational council intended to promote common gooals, coordinate targeting and authorize asset sharing for terrorist operations, this Islamic force represented a new level of collaboration among diverse terrorist groups.
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